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Valid Nikah: Conditions & Witnesses
569 fatawa from 7 South African Darul Iftas on Valid Nikah: Conditions & Witnesses, part of Marriage. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
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Valid Nikah: Conditions & Witnesses fatawa — page 7 of 15
- Mufti Online11 Dec 2016
Marrying a Sikh boy
I love a Sikh boy and I want to marry him. I love him a lot and we are in a very serious relationship and we want to marry. What should we do?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online11 Dec 2016
Wife not accepting the divorce
A man divorced his wife but she is not accepting divorce and case is pending in court under IPC. Can this man do another nikaah with other lady?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online10 Dec 2016
Muslim woman marrying a non-Muslim man
I know Islam does not allow a Muslim woman to marry a non-muslim man, due to the children having to take on the faith of the father seeing as he is…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online7 Dec 2016
Girl not accepting the nikaah
A friend of mine was forcibly married to her cousin. She never accepted the marriage and clearly said no to marriage at the time of Nikah. She kept…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Jamiat KZN7 Dec 2016
Validity of Mahr given from borrowed money
Q. My husband took a loan and gave me Mahr after Nikah. Is this correct and is the Mahr valid? (Question received telephonically)
Mufti Ismaeel Bassa - Mufti Online19 Nov 2016
Marrying a new Muslim girl without the consent of her parents
I am a muslim guy and I want to marry a girl. She is also a born muslim but her father is not muslim and her mother is also a muslim. So I want to…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online12 Nov 2016
Misyaar nikaah
Is the following type of marriage permissible: A Misyar marriage can be defined as an official marriage contract between a man and a woman, with the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online29 Oct 2016
Marrying a Ahle-Hadith
I'm interested in a guy who belongs to the Ahle-Hadith and I am a Sunni. If I do nikaah with him, will it be legal (jayez)?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam26 Oct 2016
Is this Nikah valid?
Assalamu Alaikum. I had a court marraige in Pakistan where in the room there was ONE Molvi and ONE Male witness and the Groom and the Bride…
Ibn Jibran Kadarkhan - Ask Imaam26 Oct 2016
Is my Nikah still valid?
Asalamoalikum. I have been married since 28th march,,,,,and in approx august..my wife insisted i divorce her. I said 'i divorce you' once. We live…
Ibn Jibran Kadarkhan - Mufti Online26 Oct 2016
Arranging the nikaah on the phone
I recently did my Nikkah over the phone. My husband lives 100 miles away from me. He was at the Masjid with his two witnesses plus the Imam and I…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online23 Oct 2016
Reuniting after a faskh
My question is twofold: 1) Can I retain my wife in a marriage wherein she claims that I have not been emotionally supportive of her and she is…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online19 Oct 2016
Marrying a sikh boy
Can a Muslim girl marry a sikh boy without changing her religion and live happily?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online12 Oct 2016
Husband forsaking Islam
When I was at my parents house my husband called me and asked me not to come back because according to him "I may not be a Muslim in future". My…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online10 Oct 2016
Will the nikaah of the person who commtted zina be valid with a chaste girl?
If a man commits zina before marriage but then he repents to Allah and swears to Allah he will never repeat it again and will be sincere to his…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online8 Oct 2016
Nikaah breaking through one of the spouse becoming a murtad
I am currently going through a very bad period and I needed your advice. I am originally from Pakistan and I came to UK 10 years ago. I married my…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online2 Oct 2016
Nikaah breaking through the husband becoming murtad
I was in love with a Hindu boy for the last five years. When we decided for the marriage, I asked him to accept Islam and spend some time in…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam22 Sep 2016
Is this Khula valid?
Assalamo Alaikum, I went to the jail due to a bankl default. Before that my wife was too good with me I mean I was everything for her. But on the…
Jibran Kadarkhan - Mufti Online7 Sep 2016
Nikaah via sms
My question is my boyfriend proposed for me and I said yes to him by text. He showed it to two baaligh aaqil azaad men. Did our nikaah get valid or…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online5 Sep 2016
Marrying an atheist
I got a proposal from my aunty (she lives in America) for her step-son. But the problem is he does not follow Islam. He is an atheist. He does not…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online4 Sep 2016
Witness not hearing the nikaah
I performed nikaah few days back but after some days the witness told my husband that he didn't listen to the nikaah ceremony properly and didn't…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online3 Sep 2016
Taking an oath that if I marry a certain person, the nikaah is not valid
I keep making oaths and I am worried they will affect if I am allowed to marry my fiance or not. I made an oath that if I marry him then my marriage…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online1 Sep 2016
Witnesses in nikaah
What are the least possible requirements of doing nikaah? Is it possible in the presence of only two witnesses and bride and groom? Or the presence…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online23 Aug 2016
Wife reverting to her previous religion
I have been married one year and three months to a Muslim convert woman. She was practicing Islam till about three months ago when she decided to…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam22 Aug 2016
Is Three Talaq valid?
My name is yusuf. I have a very serious problem. I need your help as soon as possible. this is not for me i meet someone in vancouver she confused…
Ridhwan Ur Rahman - Mufti Online22 Aug 2016
Nikaah in the presence of two witnesses
I am a divorced/single parent of one child. I have met someone in a halaal way and told that person I wanted to get married as soon as possible as I…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online14 Aug 2016Roman Urdu
Nikaah ke lia kitne gawaaho zuroori he?
Mera sawaal yeh hai ke nikah ke waqt ladka ladki ke alawa aur kitne log hone chahiye? Kya nikah padhane wala ladki ka wakeel ho sakta hai?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online10 Aug 2016
Will the nikaah be valid with one witness?
If a man n woman accept each other as husband and wife three times in front of one witness, will it be valid? And also saying that Allah is witness.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online27 Jul 2016
Observing purda form one aunt's husband
I am a young women, ready to get married. I studied kitaabs for four years . My predicament is as follows: I have an aunty (mothers sister) who…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online26 Jul 2016
Husband calling the wife a kaafir
I am a Muslim married women. Me and my husband are both sayeds. 15 years passed since our marriage. 2 days ago in a quarrel he called me kaafir and…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online26 May 2016
Marrying a shia
I belong to a sunni family. Can I get married with a boy who belongs to Sayed (Ahle tashii) family?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online23 May 2016Roman Urdu
Waalid nikaah parhaana
Aapse ek baat jaan na chahti hu. Please aap meri maddat kar den. Me bohot preshan hu. Das saal pehle mere walid sahab ne mjhe emotionally blackmail…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online17 May 2016
Speaking to non-mahrams
1. Is a widow whose husband has passed away allowed to speak to a non-mahram who has come for taziyat, if there is no fear of Fitnah? 2. Is there…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam11 May 2016
Can a non Mahram be a Wakeel or witness in the Nikah?
i am due to get married inshaAllah. This is with regards to getting permission from the girls side (razaa) My mother is insisting members of my…
Zakir Husain - Ask Imaam30 Apr 2016
Does a valid seclusion [khalwah sahihah] take place when the: a.) door is open, b.) door is closed and c.) husband has a disease?
Assalamalaikum - asked this question 2 weeks ago, but no response to date. Would be extremely grateful if you could look into it. JZK…
Mufti Sohail ibn Arif - Mufti Online27 Apr 2016
Marriage with a person who has no religion
I have a Muslim friend. She living in a non-Muslim country and married to a man who follows no religion. She doesn't know about Islam much. In that…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam23 Apr 2016
Is the third divorce valid in the following situation ?
................... In 2012 suddenly on one house I went ill and was diagnose with schizophrenia and bi polar, since then I am suffering with it. I…
Jibran Kadarkhan - Mufti Online19 Apr 2016Roman Urdu
Nikaah beghair gawaaho
Agar ak larka larki bat kraty huwy ye keh den ak dusry ka nam ly ke mujhy tum qabool ho qabool ho qabool ho to kia nikah ho jata hy is sy aur ko b…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online11 Apr 2016
Getting married in the state of intoxication
If some Muslim enters into a nikaah contract being intoxicated in the presence of two sober Muslim male witnesses, will the nikaah contract be valid…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam19 Mar 2016
If a man gives his wife 1 talaq and they reconcile is that talaq still valid?
If a man gives his wife 1 talaq and they reconcile is that talaq still valid?, also how does a women go about divorcing her husband in shariah
Zakir Husain
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